The Uptime Institute, a division of The 451 Group, has announced the seventh annual Uptime Institute Symposium will be held May 14-17th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, with a theme of Digital Infrastructure Convergence. Senior data center industry thought leaders, innovators and practitioners from over 30 countries will come together at Symposium 2012 to discuss strategies and best practices for enhancing strategic planning and communication between IT and facilities management. Symposium will feature over 120 presentations and sessions across four days led by industry experts and analysts from Uptime Institute and 451 Research with participation from the most cutting-edge enterprises and organizations in the global data center marketplace.